Life Is Like a Sailboat: Selected Writings on Life and Living from The Philadelphia Inquirer
Tony Phyrillas (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
So much for Gov. Ed Rendell keeping his promise to devote his final year to reforming state government. Just a couple of weeks after dubbing himself the "reform governor," Rendell showed his true nature: The master of the backroom deal. Rendell wants state Rep. Mario Civera, who was elected to a new job as a Delaware County Council member in November and promised to resign his House seat,...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
SAN FRANCISCO — Newspaper headlines have skewered money lenders for dubious decisions that stoked the recession. Now the financiers are starting to headline newspapers in a new way – as the owners. These newspaper novices are taking control through bankruptcy proceedings and giving few clues about their turnaround plans. Their decisions will be crucial because this new age of media ownership...
Nasir Khan blog (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
By Dave Lindorff , The Public Record , Nov 24, 2009 Tony Blair at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Davos 2009. Photo by Andy Mettler/flickr Most Americans are blissfully in the dark about it, but across the Atlantic in the UK, a commission reluctantly established by Prime Minister Gordon Brown under pressure from anti-war activists in Britain is beginning hearings into the actions and statements...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Timothy McNulty | November 25, 2009 A very nice story today from Mario Sciullo on the difficulties faced by mayoral families, with a rare appearance by former Mayor Tom Murphy: [Murphy] described the media intensity as "very painful. ... I signed up for being mayor of Pittsburgh, not having my life under a spotlight 24/7." And Dennis Roddy talks to the Ravenstahls' Philadelphia-based media...
New English Review/The Iconoclast (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Philadelphia, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Thirteen men were charged Tuesday with participating in a fencing ring that shipped stolen goods to Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon, U.S. officials said. Among those charged in Philadelphia was international arms dealer Dani Nemr Tarraf, 39, with residences in Slovakia and Lebanon, whom officials said was lured to Philadelphia Saturday by federal agents for a supposed...
democrats.com (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
By Dave Lindorff Most Americans are blissfully in the dark about it, but across the Atlantic in the UK, a commission reluctantly established by Prime Minister Gordon Brown under pressure from anti-war activists in Britain is beginning hearings into the actions and statements of British leaders that led to the country’s joining the US invasion of Iraq in 2003. Even before testimony began in hearings...
HorsesAss.Org (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
I flew into Philadelphia yesterday in time to watch the Eagles-Bears game with my family, one of those typically frustrating Eagles performances where they can’t seem to get any rhythm going, yet show flashes of brilliance, only to eek out an unsatisfying win or a disappointing loss in the fourth quarter. Last night it was one of those unsatisfying wins, and in reading the headlines in the Philadelphia...
Tony Phyrillas (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Here's some good news in an otherwise dreary news cycle: The Pennsylvania Legislature will not be collecting its annual COLA for 2010. From a story by Mario F. Cattabiani in The Philadelphia Inquirer: For the first time since 1995, the 253 members of the state House and Senate will not see any more in their monthly paychecks starting in December. Base legislative pay, like the economy, will remain...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
A bankruptcy auction of the company that publishes The Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News has been postponed while creditors appeal a key ruling.
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
A bankruptcy auction of the company that publishes The Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News has been postponed while creditors appeal a key ruling.
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
A bankruptcy auction of the company that publishes The Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News has been postponed while creditors appeal a key ruling. The auction of Philadelphia Newspapers LLC was put on hold Tuesday when the U.S. Third Circuit... Newspaper - Philadelphia Daily News - Philadelphia Inquirer - Bankruptcy - Philadelphia
Black Voices Blogs (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Filed under: Personal Finance , Careers , News , The Economy , Coupons , Savings , Credit Card Swim Club Can't Stay Afloat A swim club that garnered national attention this summer after barring a group of minority campers from its grounds now finds itself in financial peril. The Valley Club, located in Huntingdon Valley, Pa., plans to seek bankruptcy protection, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer....
Tony Phyrillas (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
The Philadelphia Inquirer doesn't mince words about the latest corruption scandal in Harrisburg, calling the Legislature a "cesspool of corruption" in today's editorial. From the editorial: Taken together, these indictments on both sides of the aisle allege that key members of the House leadership over the past decade were corrupt and ripping off taxpayers. The allegations paint a picture...
Tony Phyrillas (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
If you've been waiting for the day to see John Perzel in handcuffs, your ship has come in. Check out The Philadelphia Inquirer's Web site for the latest on Perzel, including having to turn in his passport so he won't flee the country pending his trial on corruption charges. The former Pennsylvania Speaker of the House and longtime Ed Rendell ally was released on $100,000 bond after a court appearance...
The Big Lead (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Stephen A. Smith: He just announced that he’s returning to the Philadelphia Inquirer as a general sports columnist. Does this mean he won’t be pontificating on health care, Joe Biden, and Sarah Palin on CNN and MSNBC and Fox News? Let’s attempt to put this together - they fired him. He sued them. He won [...]
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